2 Chance Encounter...

Chapter 2: Chance Encounter...

I was standing alone on the grasslands. 

"This isn't a dream, is it..." I muttered to myself.

"Open status!" 

Since I've come to another world, I tried saying it just in case.

Then some text floated up in front of me.

Private Second Class

But that was all the text said.

"What's this? A rank?"

Then all kinds of things I could call up popped into my head.

What surfaced in my mind were weapons like rifles and knives, 

Camouflage uniforms and cold weather gear,

Canned combat rations and various other personal equipment.

And along with those things, knowledge of how to use them flowed into me as well.

I called up a rifle for the time being.

Then a rifle appeared right in front of me. 

It was a Type 89 5.56mm asssult rifle.

"A gun came out, seriously!"

Handling a gun for the first time, I was a little excited.

After making sure no one was around, I fired at a tree.

Bang!

A hole opened up in the tree.

I was thrilled to have a gun in my hands.

"Awesome! With this, I can survive in another world!"

With a gun in my hand, I set off on an adventure...

Or so I thought.

As I walked searching for a town,

I heard a scream from the bottom of a cliff.

It seems a carriage was being attacked by bandits. A chance encounter...

The carriage, quite an extravagant one, was cornered at the very bottom of a 20 meter high cliff.

Surrounded by bandits, it was in a pinch, facing annihilation. 

I opened fire from atop the cliff.

One by one I gunned them down.

Maybe due to the transfer, I felt no guilt at killing people.

When I shot down the last one, a man different from the bandits came out from the forest and called out to the carriage.

Then a maid and a woman who seemed to be her mistress came out from the carriage.

"Are you alright!"

"Yes, what about the thieves?"

"They have all fallen."

Speaking proudly as if he had defeated them himself.

"My, what a brave gentleman you are. Might I have your name?"

"I am the adventurer Horn. It is an honor to be able to rescue such a lovely lady."

"Please, you flatter me... Oh goodness, where are my manners. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Anna McDonnall, first daughter of the McDonnall Earl family."

"To think you were a noble lady. Our meeting here must be fate. I hope we meet again." 

"Yes, when we return to my estate I shall properly reward you. However, the knight protecting me was slain by those ruffians. Sir Horn, would you be so kind as to escort me back to town?"

"It would be my pleasure to guide you, my lady."

Anna was pulled along by Horn.

Horn had a fair visage, and had protected her from the bandits her knight had fallen to.

The maid could do naught but fret as the two drew closer together.

And I watched the pair chat amiably from atop the cliff.

I was vexed that my contribution had been snatched away, but I could not approach from atop the cliff.

Having no choice, I left the scene.

What a waste of a rescue... I thought as I departed.